"Galla's interior monologue unspools as she cycles, gradually revealing the daily miseries and notable occurrences of her life. Like Holden Caulfield, she's critical of adult hypocrisies, resenting 'godmothers [who] never give us anything, ' but alive to the possibilities of the natural world. Readers will be invested in this young woman's demand for dignity." –
Publishers Weekly "In
Free Day Inès Cagnati shows herself to be a remarkable storyteller who is also an explorer of the psychological depths. Her terse words capture her young character's inner struggle and grief. There is something both of Chekhov and Katherine Mansfield here." –
Le Monde "The reader's heart aches right from the start of
Free Day. The tone is sober, yet intimate. The world of the book is claustrophobic, the heroine's situation unbearably moving, the storytelling almost devilishly deft. Is it a masterpiece? It is certainly a revelation." –
L'Express